Friday, November 14, 2008

Let me start by saying that I do not allow my daughter to date. And she won't be dating for a LONG time.

We do however live in a wonderful neighborhood filled with lots of kids.

During a recent neighborhood bonfire, the upcoming Donut Man concert at our church was mentioned. I was going to be taking Madison and her friend Sophia, but we had two extra tickets. Ahem, I can not imagine why Joe did not want to go? A couple of boys Madison's age overheard and expressed interest in going with us.

As these kids have socialized together since preschool, this really should not of been a big deal. But suddenly, it became clear to me that this playdate was different.

While Madison and her friend feigned annoyance at the prospect of going somewhere with, gasp, BOYS, their non-stop talking about the big day betrayed their true feelings.

Really, that was all they seemed to talk about. They even went so far as to type up a list of rules for the boys:

The rules actually start off pretty reasonable and respectable. No touching -a rule I hope she always adheres to where the opposite sex is concerned. Be nice, say please and thank-you.

With the introduction of "do not talk to us in public", the rules went down-hill from there.

Thinking that the poor boys must have been hurt by this note, I was all set to make Madison apologize when we picked them up for the concert.

Apparently the boys were unfazed. They jumped in the car and promptly starting burping, as they smugly declared that "burping" was not on the list of rules.

Oh that's funny, she is a woman who knows what she wants--the irony is my Dino is such the anal neat freak, he'd be more likely to make the rules. Last week at pre-k, he stared a girl during lunch chewing with her mouth opened and turned to the teacher shouting 'she's RUDE' ;)

As the only girl in a household of boys I would like to post her rules. Unfortunately the "Don't be a butt." would just start the giggles and fart noises. In fact she should add - No fart noises or fart jokes.

Ha... as the mother of one of those boys this post is HIGH-LAR-EEE-OUS!!! I had no idea Madison and Sohpia gave the boys that list of rules. So like Luke to figure out a loop hole with the burping and all but I kind of think "don't be a butt" may have made him a rule-breaker.